Zeal's Trainers - Mono Blue Switcheroo

Commander / EDH Casual Control Goodstuff Mono-Blue

sonofzeal

Instant (23)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Blink of an Eye
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Unwind

Artifact (3)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring

Creature (23)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Clone
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Gomazoa
• 1x Guard Gomazoa
• 1x Inkwell Leviathan
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Torrential Gearhulk
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wonder

Land (35)

• 35x Island

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Quasiduplicate
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Time Warp

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Telepathy

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This deck is part of a cycle I'm putting together, one of each colour - and if I get ambitious, one of each two-colour combination, too.

The basic idea is for each deck to be an introduction to that colour. I try to include many of the most popular cards of each colour, as well as many of the most famous cards of each colour, the sorts of cards people make off-hand reference to ("oh, Freyalise's -2 is a Naturalize"; "Damnation is a black Wrath"). These decks are generally going to be low on synergy and more of a "Goodstuff" deck, but hopefully also capture the essence of what each colour is about in addition to showcasing many of the individual cards. Green should be stompy, red should try to win quick, etc.

On the other hand, because these are "trainer" decks, I try to avoid tutors (because they require knowing what you're digging for), Planeswalkers (because they're complicated), and effects that can really lock players out of the game (for what I hope are obvious reasons).

I haven't playtested these at all, and have no idea yet how they'll play against eachother, but I figure I can tune as I go.

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For Blue, there's a heavy emphasis on counterspells and card draw, a few big finishers, and a fair number of ways to clone or gain control of enemy creatures, turning their own decks against them.

In the commander spot, I put Kefnet the Mindfull, but Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur is also strong if the game goes that long... which it very well may if this deck is hitting its stride.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.55
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G